Illinois Senate Republican Leader John Curran (R-Downers Grove) released the following statement in response to Gov. Pritzker’s signing of the Chicago takeover of suburban mass transit:
“Let’s call it what it is: a bailout for Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson paid for by suburban taxpayers. It is going to make life even more expensive for suburban families with tax hikes and surcharges, while reducing suburban representation on transit decisions. There is no denying that we must continue to invest in our state’s public transit system for the millions of Illinois families, students, tourists and workers who rely on it. But taxpayers deserve a long-term, fiscally-conservative plan that includes the reforms needed to ensure a world-class, safe and reliable system — not a Chicago takeover of suburban public transit.”